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argillaceous

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ar·gil·la·ceous  (ärj-lshs)
adj.
Containing, made of, or resembling clay; clayey.
[From Latin argillceus : argilla, argil; see argil + -ceus, -aceous.]
argillaceous [ˌɑːdʒɪˈleɪʃəs]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc. Compare arenaceous (sense 1) and rudaceous
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Adj.1.argillaceous - resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks"
clayey
arenaceous, sandlike, sandy - resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"


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replied that the soil of Florida, although not equally rich, afforded the best conditions for the moulding and casting of the Columbiad, consisting as it did of sand and argillaceous earth.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Although the beaks and feet of birds are generally quite clean, I can show that earth sometimes adheres to them: in one instance I removed twenty-two grains of dry argillaceous earth from one foot of a partridge, and in this earth there was a pebble quite as large as the seed of a vetch.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
This change in the vegetation marks the commencement of the grand calcareo argillaceous deposit, which forms the wide extent of the Pampas, and covers the granitic rocks of Banda Oriental.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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